Swiftcurrent Creek three days rest

Fox did not see Ferdie until he was more or less right in front of her. She'd been so wrapped up in her own thoughts that she had not bothered to pay attention to the world around her. When she finally did notice him, she jerked her head up and focused on the food he had brought. It was a rabbit, just like the one he had offered her when she had first arrived. Pleased by the gesture, she would not turn him away. Still, she could not help but find his addressing of her as "m'lady" a bit amusing. It seemed like a mocking term, in some ways, but she did not feel he meant it as such. Gently, she took the rabbit and stowed it away at the mouth of her den. As long as she did not go far from it, there was no harm in leaving it there.

Turning back to Ferdie, she addressed him. “Thank you, Ferdie,” she said, tipping her head in gratitude, “How are you finding the creek?” He had not been here long, but surely he had formed some kind of opinion on the place. Fox knew that she had formed her opinion within a few days, and she had no doubts that Ferdie would do the same. The cougar attack had either happened right before or right after he was welcomed into their ranks, but she could not remember the order of things exactly. She did not remember him being there, though she could not rightfully punish those who had decided to stay away from the brawl.